Darussalam · Volume 3
22. The Book Of FastingSunan an-Nasai Darussalam English translation
الحديث: 2240 ¦ الجزء: 4 ¦ الصفحة: 170
Source no. 2240 · Volume 5 · Page 384
Sahih
صحيح، انظر ما قبله (٢٢٣٩)
Source no. 2114 · Volume 2 · Page 478
Sahih
(صحيح) - ق، انظر ما قبله.
Select a passage to highlight it. Click or tap a highlight to remove it.
2242. It was narrated from 'Alqamah that Ibn Mas'ûd met 'Uthmân at 'Arafât and spoke to him in private. 'Uthmân said to Ibn Mas'ûd: "Are you interested in a girl so that I marry her to you?" 'Abdullâh called 'Alqamah and he told him that the Prophet ﷺ said: 'Whoever among you can afford to get married, let him do so. Whoever cannot afford it, let him fast, for fasting will be a restraint (Wijâ') for him.'" (Sahih)
2240 - أَخْبَرَنَا بِشْرُ بْنُ خَالِدٍ، قَالَ: حَدَّثَنَا مُحَمَّدُ بْنُ جَعْفَرٍ، عَنْ شُعْبَةَ، عَنْ سُلَيْمَانَ، عَنْ إِبْرَاهِيمَ، عَنْ عَلْقَمَةَ: أَنَّ ابْنَ مَسْعُودٍ، لَقِيَ عُثْمَانَ بِعَرَفَاتٍ، فَخَلَا بِهِ فَحَدَّثَهُ، وَأَنَّ عُثْمَانَ قَالَ لِابْنِ مَسْعُودٍ: هَلْ لَكَ فِي فَتَاةٍ أُزَوِّجُكَهَا، فَدَعَا عَبْدُ اللَّهِ عَلْقَمَةَ، فَحَدَّثَهُ أَنَّ النَّبِيَّ صَلَّى اللهُ عَلَيْهِ وَسَلَّمَ، قَالَ: «مَنِ اسْتَطَاعَ مِنْكُمُ الْبَاءَةَ فَلْيَتَزَوَّجْ، فَإِنَّهُ أَغَضُّ لِلْبَصَرِ، وَأَحْصَنُ لِلْفَرْجِ، وَمَنْ لَمْ يَسْتَطِعْ فَلْيَصُمْ، فَإِنَّ الصَّوْمَ لَهُ وِجَاءٌ»
Your commentary saves automatically in this browser, separate from the published commentary. It stays private unless you include it in a shared study file.
[1] Meaning, to get married.
From this Hadīth we come to know that marriage is required or is necessary for one who feels the need for it. Marriage is not vital for the one who does not feel the need for it, for instance, an old man.